Vysoké Tatry
The lowest among the world´s highest mountain ranges and the highest mountain in Slovakia. It is our first national park and together with the polish part of the Tatras it was, as part of UNESCO, declared the Biosphere Reserve Tatry. Štrbské pleso they used to break ice and, because of its unique purity, import it to Budapest and Vienna. Rocky peaks – the highest peak of the Tatras as well as Slovakia is Gerlachovský štít with an altitude of 2655m above sea level, deep glacial valleys, moraines, lakes – Skalnaté pleso, Veľké Hincovo pleso, Popradské pleso, waterfalls – vodopády studeného potoka, with touris resorts and surroundig historical sights, are irresistable attractions all year long. Kriváň Peak is a symbol of Slovakia. Its angled top makes frequent appeatance in all publications about Slovakia. Kriváň is 2494 metres and located in the western part of the High Tatras mountain range.A number of ridges fan out from beloy its summit. It was exploited form mining of ridges fun out from below its summit. It was exploited for mining in the 15th-18th centuries. It was Evangelic father Cirbes, who along with his friends made one of the first ascents to Kriváň in 1772.



































